Iran Refuses to Negotiate Under US Pressure
By IAR Desk
Iran has accussed Washington of pressure and threats, refusing to negotiate under such tactics, aimed at Iran’s surrender.
A Reuters report dated 21 April, quoted a senior Iranian official as saying that Iran could attend talks with the United States in Pakistan if Washington abandons it’s policy of pressure and threats, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that Tehran rejects negotiations aimed at surrender.
The official told Reuters that mediator Pakistan was continuing efforts to persuade the United States to lift its naval blockade and release the Iranian -flagged container ship Touska, which was boarded and seized by U.S. forces on Sunday.
He also accused Washington of “creating new obstacles every day instead of resolving the differences” to end the war, Reuters reported.
Iran and the U.S. are currently locked in a standoff. Iran has rejected the set of demands made by the U.S. and has regused to send a negotiating team to Pakistan to continue talks with the U.S.
Just hours before the ceasefire was to end, President Donald Trump announced his decision to extend it, saying Irans leadership was “fractured” and needed time.
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